This Paper City
TPC is zine/lit magazine that consists of fiction and poetry and everything in between, written by people who live in the Chicago and the surrounding area. Though, there is a focus on the authors who live in the city. That’s right a good ol’ fashioned zine, printed with my bare hands and stapled together with bits of flesh between the staples and pages. We publish anything and anybody whether they are just emerging authors or professionals! Short-stories, poetry, scripts, art and even reviews! All that I ask is that you submit something that you are proud of, that you enjoyed writing, something that contains a bit of your heart and soul.

So with that, I leave you to your reading ladies and gents! Hope you enjoy.
Ben Folgers
Editor/Tsar

Le Table of Contents
Feral Cats, Sheri Hillson 1
Old Man, Ryan Mattern 2
The Invisible Women, Abigail Sceaffer 5
Charlie Plays a Tune, Michael Lee Johnson 13
An Essay to End Pleasure, Liz Baudler 14
What It Is to Write, Eric Vanderford 16
Calming Song (Run, Run, Run), Ben Folgers 18
Bluffing Kings, Isaiah Smalley 20